Black youth media company - Diprente
- has won big at the Annecy International
Animation Festival (AIAFF) 2018 in France.
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Diprente has produced a number of feature films including
Blitz Patrolle and recent blockbuster movie, Catching Feelings. Credit: Diprente
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Co-owned by comedian, Kagiso Lediga, Isaac mogajane, John
Volmink and Luke Henkeman, the company clinched the global TV series and
specials MIFA Pitches at
the festival that was created in 1960. The MIFA Pitches showcase the best in
original animation projects in their first phase of development.
Trade and Industry Minister, Dr. Rob Davies, congratulated
the company on their win. “It’s encouraging to see black animators entering the
space, which is still white dominated. The Department of Trade and Industry
[dti] is committed to ensuring that transformation takes place in sectors that
are regarded as specialised.
“This success builds on that achieved by fellow South
African company Triggerfish Animation
Studios, which over the last two years has won
the top prize for TV production at Annecy, and is in competition for the same
prize this year with their work on the BBC1 Christmas special, Highway Rat,”
Davies says.
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Diprente will launch their first animated series, Anansi. Credit: Animation World Network
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Diprente executive Isaac Mogajane says that the win was an
exciting milestone for their animation studio. “As we are about to begin
production on our first animated series, Anansi, having a second show celebrated
on the global stage and receive attention from companies such as Disney further
validates the international appeal of the content that the company and the
country is creating.”
Davies says the dti, through its Sector
Specific Assistance Programme (SASS), funded 20 animation companies to
participate in the 2018 Animation Film Festival, which is a global animation
industry’s leading showcase for co-producing, purchasing, selling, financing
and distributing animation content.
Source: SANews
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